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Sir Stirling Moss, holding hands with a woman, presumably, without the aptitude to win a Formula One race... Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

Stirling Moss says women don't have 'aptitude' to win in Formula One -- What's the buzz?

April 14, 2013

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During a recent interview, Sir Stirling Moss, highly regarded as one of the best Formula One drivers to never win a championship, drew a hard line when it comes to female race car drivers.

Among other things, Moss said that women don't have the "aptitude" to win an F1 race.

His full comments were: "We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in a competitive situation will tell when you're trying to win,” he said. “The mental stress I think would be pretty difficult for a lady to deal with in a practical fashion. I just don't think they have the aptitude to win a Formula One race.”

This news wasn't received well by racing fans, both male and female.

Moss was blasted on Twitter for his comments.

Although, at 83 years old, he's probably not really paying attention to Twitter...